Post by Lisa-Marie on Aug 22, 2005 11:26:41 GMT
How Alan Partridge star's family reacted when rock chick Courtney Love said she's having his BABY
By Fiona Cummins, Showbiz Reporter
www.mirror.co.uk
STEVE Coogan's family were in shock last night after learning rock wild woman Courtney Love is carrying his baby.
Drug addict Love, 41, only found out she was pregnant by the Alan Partridge star four days ago.
It is not clear if he knows, but his family in Manchester were stunned to find out.
His brother Martin, lead singer with 90s band The Mock Turtles, said: "I had no idea." His parents Anthony and Kathleen, both lay preachers, are understood to be deeply concerned.
One source claimed: "They are a very religious family and are horrified Courtney Love is expecting their grandchild.
"Courtney and Steve hadn't been seeing each other very long at all and she has a terrible reputation.
"Let's face it, she's hardly daughter-in-law material, is she?"
Love, widow of former Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain, is said to have conceived during a two-week, drug-fuelled sex marathon with Coogan. The American confirmed: "I am pregnant with Steve's baby, but I'd rather not talk about our relationship."
They shacked up at the Sunset Marquis Hotel in Los Angeles, where it is claimed Coogan talked the rock star into having unprotected sex.
She is said to be "very embarrassed" about their fling.
She told her pal: "Tell me honestly...what does it make me look like that I slept with Alan Partridge.
"Given the Grade A stars I've dated it's embarrassing. I mean... Alan Partridge!"
The star also claimed Coogan, who starred in Around the World in 80 Days, is a "sex addict" with a "substance abuse" problem.
DADDY? Coogan, here as Alan Partidge, and Love romped in a hotel in Los Angeles
Her friend claimed: "Steve's got an out-of-control sex addiction, and you can add a big substance problem to that.
"He even asked me for 10 Viagra pills so he keeps going, despite the fact he was past the point of exhaustion."
The friend added: "Courtney hasn't made any decisions about whether she should keep the baby or not."
Love, former singer with band Hole, already has an 11-year-old daughter, Frances Bean, with the late Cobain.
Last Friday she was sent to rehab for 28 days by a court for breaching probation imposed for drug and assault offences.
She will be sentenced on September 16 and has been warned she faces jail.
Dad-of-one Coogan, 39, was treated for sex addiction in 1996 and has also sought help for drink and drugs,
His marriage to Caroline Hickman ended last month when she divorced him on grounds of unreasonable behaviour.
They married in December 2002, but split after his flings with lap-dancers.
A family friend said she was out of the country. Coogan's representative was yesterday trying to contact him and said he was on holiday.
By Fiona Cummins, Showbiz Reporter
www.mirror.co.uk
STEVE Coogan's family were in shock last night after learning rock wild woman Courtney Love is carrying his baby.
Drug addict Love, 41, only found out she was pregnant by the Alan Partridge star four days ago.
It is not clear if he knows, but his family in Manchester were stunned to find out.
His brother Martin, lead singer with 90s band The Mock Turtles, said: "I had no idea." His parents Anthony and Kathleen, both lay preachers, are understood to be deeply concerned.
One source claimed: "They are a very religious family and are horrified Courtney Love is expecting their grandchild.
"Courtney and Steve hadn't been seeing each other very long at all and she has a terrible reputation.
"Let's face it, she's hardly daughter-in-law material, is she?"
Love, widow of former Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain, is said to have conceived during a two-week, drug-fuelled sex marathon with Coogan. The American confirmed: "I am pregnant with Steve's baby, but I'd rather not talk about our relationship."
They shacked up at the Sunset Marquis Hotel in Los Angeles, where it is claimed Coogan talked the rock star into having unprotected sex.
She is said to be "very embarrassed" about their fling.
She told her pal: "Tell me honestly...what does it make me look like that I slept with Alan Partridge.
"Given the Grade A stars I've dated it's embarrassing. I mean... Alan Partridge!"
The star also claimed Coogan, who starred in Around the World in 80 Days, is a "sex addict" with a "substance abuse" problem.
DADDY? Coogan, here as Alan Partidge, and Love romped in a hotel in Los Angeles
Her friend claimed: "Steve's got an out-of-control sex addiction, and you can add a big substance problem to that.
"He even asked me for 10 Viagra pills so he keeps going, despite the fact he was past the point of exhaustion."
The friend added: "Courtney hasn't made any decisions about whether she should keep the baby or not."
Love, former singer with band Hole, already has an 11-year-old daughter, Frances Bean, with the late Cobain.
Last Friday she was sent to rehab for 28 days by a court for breaching probation imposed for drug and assault offences.
She will be sentenced on September 16 and has been warned she faces jail.
Dad-of-one Coogan, 39, was treated for sex addiction in 1996 and has also sought help for drink and drugs,
His marriage to Caroline Hickman ended last month when she divorced him on grounds of unreasonable behaviour.
They married in December 2002, but split after his flings with lap-dancers.
A family friend said she was out of the country. Coogan's representative was yesterday trying to contact him and said he was on holiday.